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Informationen zum Autor By Margaret Mitchell Armand Klappentext Margaret Mitchell Armand presents a cutting edge interdisciplinary terrain inside an indigenous exploration of her homeland. Her contribution to the historiography of Haïtian Vodou demonstrates the struggle for its recognition in Haïti's post-independence phase as well as its continued misunderstanding. Through a methodological, original study of the colonial culture of slavery and its dehumanization, Healing in the Homeland: Haitian Vodou Traditions examines the sociocultural and economic oppression stemming from the local and international derived politics and religious economic oppression.While concentrating the narratives on stories of indigenous elites educated in the western traditions, Armand moves pass the variables of race to locate the historical conjuncture at the root of the persistent Haïtian national division. Supported by scholarships of indigenous studies and current analysis, she elucidates how a false consciousness can be overcome to reclaim cultural identity and pride, and include a sociocultural, national educational program, and political platform that embraces traditional needs in a global context of mutual respect. While shredding the western adages, and within an indigenous model of understanding, this book purposefully brings forth the struggle of the African people in Haïti. Zusammenfassung This book examines the sociocultural and economic oppression stemming from the local and international derived politics and religious economic oppression. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Mèt Kafou: Master of the CrossroadsChapter 1: Loko Atisou: The Power of KnowingChapter 2: Lenglensou: The Architects of the Inferno and the VictimsChapter 3: The Audacity of Faith Keeps the Drums BeatingChapter 4: The Poto Mitan of Decolonization: The Healing ProcessChapter 5: Gran Bwa: The Power of a Single Story, Part IChapter 6: Azaka Mede: The Power of a Single Story, Part IIChapter 7: Milokan: United We Are in the Realms of the LwasEpilogue: The Gedes...
